States »EasPosted at: Aug 2 2021 6:30PM

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar elected Rajya Sabha member unopposed as TMC candidate

Kolkata, Aug 2 (UNI) Former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar on Monday was elected

unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal.

He filed his nomination papers on July 29 as the Trinamool Congress candidate. He was

the only candidate for the post, which fell vacant in February last after the then sitting member

Dinesh Trivedy resigned from TMC as well from the Upper House.

Mr Sircar is expected to fly to New Delhi later today.

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